A University of Sheffield education expert who has completed an independent education review for the Government says equipping staff with the right skills is the key to ensuring better quality early years teaching.

Postgraduate students at the University of Sheffield have invented their own unique version Monopoly in a bid to engage school children in engineering materials.

The students from the Advanced Metallic Systems Centre of Doctoral Training have replaced the iconic coloured streets around the board with a range of materials used in science, engineering and manufacturing, from cheap wood to expensive elements like uranium, as well as turning the train stations into facilities such as processing stations.

As part of its continuing commitment to public engagement, the University of Sheffield is appointing Dr Angie Hobbs as Professor of the Public Understanding of Philosophy – the first time a Chair in the Public Understanding of Philosophy has been established in the UK.

Fifteen Students from the University of Sheffield are among the first to take part in The Lloyds Scholars Programme, which is designed to support and encourage students from below average income families to study at leading universities.

Postgraduate engineering students at the University of Sheffield look set to benefit from state-of-the-art expansions to teaching spaces and new research equipment, following the donation of one million US dollars by a former student to the Faculty of Engineering.

A new website of free resources to help teachers raise aspirations of primary school children has been launched today (Friday 4 November 2011) with the help of the Lord Mayor, Councillor Dr Sylvia Dunkley.

A unique city-wide leadership programme which is developing the leaders of the future using University expertise is celebrating its first year in style - by rubbing shoulders with some of the biggest names in business.

The University of Sheffield is set to showcase an inspiring example of how universities can give back to their local communities, as an innovative project entitled Storying Sheffield opens its doors to the public on Friday 17 June 2011.